“Sem pressão”: aplicativo com orientações para identificação, estadiamento e prevenção de lesões por pressão em adultos

• Ano de defesa: 2018
• Autor(a) principal: Campos, Rosana Siqueira [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Pressure injury; Wounds; Smartphone; Design thinking; Information technology; Lesão por pressão; Tecnologia da informação; Ferimentos e lesões
• Link de acesso: https://sucupira.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/trabalhoConclusao/viewTrabalhoConclusao.jsf?popup=true&id_trabalho=6297301; https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/52659

Introduction: The Pressure injury (PI) is a major health problem. It is one of the main complications of hospitalized patients, extending hospital stay and increasing the overall costs of care. The correct and early identification of this damage provides appropriate treatment. There are resources for guidance of health professionals on this subject, such as websites, guidelines. Among these resources, the smartphone application stands out as it can provide a starting point for identifying at-risk individuals who need preventive interventions and also teach the correct staging of those injuries. Objective: To develop a smartphone application with guidelines on identification, staging and prevention of pressure injuries in adults. Method: This study was approval of the ethics committee of the Universidade Federal de São Paulo. The descriptive method started with the search for anteriority, on the platforms Google © and Apple ©, searching for the existence of applications in the area of PI. Afterwards was developed the content, mainly based on the Guideline of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP). The evaluation of form and content used Design Thinking as a method and was carried out in 2 stages, the first one being based on filling out a questionnaire by 6 health professionals. After the review and conformation to the suggestions followed the second stage, in wich 3 wound care nurses answered the same questionnaire. At this stage, all the evaluators agreed. Results: The application was developed on the page "fabricadeaplicativos" and called "Sem Pressão" with seven tabs (http://app.vc/sem_pressao). Conclusion: was created the application "SEM PRESSÃO", with guidelines on identification, staging and prevention of PI in adults and made available for free download.